Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets

Saturday, March 22, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Saturday, March 22, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	3	31-39-7-5
at Columbus Blue Jackets	2	29-42-8-3

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	0	2	3
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	5	9	12	26
Columbus Blue Jackets	16	13	9	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:14	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (34)	Marc Savard (25), Yannick Tremblay (17)	Power play	ATL 1, CBJ 0
2nd	17:47	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rick Nash (16)	Lasse Pirjeta (9), Matt Davidson (4)	Even strength	ATL 1, CBJ 1
3rd	05:05	Atlanta Thrashers	Mark Hartigan (5)	Ilya Kovalchuk (25), Daniel Tjarnqvist (11)	Even strength	ATL 2, CBJ 1
3rd	05:52	Columbus Blue Jackets	Lasse Pirjeta (10)	Matt Davidson (5), Luke Richardson (13)	Even strength	ATL 2, CBJ 2
3rd	12:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Lubos Bartecko (6)	Tony Hrkac (17), Garnet Exelby (1)	Even strength	ATL 3, CBJ 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 M. Hartigan	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	44.4%	10:54
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	40.7%	21:50
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	47.8%	18:05
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		21:38
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	1		24:58
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0		07:01
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:33
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:32
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0		14:40
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	50%	10:54
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0		12:03
Number 49 Z. Blatny	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:39
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	1	1	0	4	0	2	4	0		17:20
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		22:01
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:25
Number 29 K. Safronov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:07
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		18:45
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0		24:46

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	38	36	2	.947	60:00	Win

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	60%	18:51
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:58
Number 14 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		21:07
Number 19 S. Pronger	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	75%	12:34
Number 20 L. Pirjeta	L	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	52.9%	15:42
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52.2%	18:53
Number 26 A. Nedorost	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	12:39
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	50%	19:53
Number 41 M. Davidson	R	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	0		12:38
Number 43 D. Ling	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		08:55
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		08:11
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	0	1	0	0	9	1	0		15:47
Number 3 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		24:50
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		17:40
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		22:32
Number 33 J. Allison	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0		11:35
Number 42 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		16:19
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		21:21

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	26	23	3	.885	58:51	Loss

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Kneeing	2
1st	07:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Holding	2
1st	11:17	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jamie Allison	Cross checking	2
1st	13:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Cowan	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:41	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Ling	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:29	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jamie Allison	Tripping	2
2nd	00:42	Columbus Blue Jackets	Marc Denis	Delaying game	2
2nd	17:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Doug MacLean
Referees: Rob Martell, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Mark Pare
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Shawn McEachern, Chris Herperger, Frederic Cassivi, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Patrik Stefan, Andy Sutton, Joe Dipenta, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Simon Gamache
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Kevin Dineen, Mike Sillinger, Espen Knutsen, Darren Van Impe, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Kent McDonell, Derrick Walser, Darrel Scoville, Paul Manning, Hannes Hyvonen, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Pascal Leclaire

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 17, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 22, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 22, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 8	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Ottawa Senators 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Nashville Predators 1 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Washington Capitals 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 22, 2003